diff --git a/issues.txt b/doc/NOTES.txt
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rename from issues.txt
rename to doc/NOTES.txt
index a4dfcf06cc05feb8a445edf7ad83612f60996009..7e73ad6804d4fad09cf1090eaa3922f1e4a5c63d 100644
--- a/issues.txt
+++ b/doc/NOTES.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+NOTES.txt: development notes; issues that will be fixed in coming updates. hopefully.
+
  - number of agents can spiral out of control very quickly, e.g. if Wash and Angel start duking it out.
    * Need to make supervisor smart enough to kill monotonically increasing sequences.
    * Currently it can cap the number of bots; not sure if it does it in a fair way. It's presently entirely opportunistic; if you happen to be having a kid when the arena's full, you just silently fail and keep your points. This could result in an agent being able to spawn with 101 points if a gap comes up at the right time, while a 201 point agent isn't able to because he/she doesn't get in on time. Is this fair?
 
- - Python code seems to trust you not to monkey around with your stats...?
-
- - coding styles are inconsistent throughout
- - layout still needs some work
+ - Python code seems to trust you not to monkey around with your stats...? Will definitely be fixed before judging.
diff --git a/doc/README.txt b/doc/README.txt
index 79cbce751929e6e1620c66edb11d1f7b65a622b8..5a139752f9b13bdcce5e36250ebb39006e36348e 100644
--- a/doc/README.txt
+++ b/doc/README.txt
@@ -3,13 +3,28 @@
 Congratulations, you've found the documentation!
 
  - WELCOME.txt: A general introduction to the competition.
- - HOWTO.txt: A guide to getting the software you need to compete, and making your first baby steps towards competing.
+
+ - HOWTO.txt: A guide to getting the software you need to compete, and 
+making your first baby steps towards competing.
+
  - POINTS.txt: The points table.
- - JUDGING.txt: An insight into the capricious and arbitrary mind of the organiser on how your agent will be judged.
+
+ - JUDGING.txt: An insight into the capricious and arbitrary mind of the 
+organiser on how your agent will be judged.
+
  - http://progcomp.ucc.asn.au/Rules : the rules of the competition
+
  - http://progcomp.ucc.asn.au/FAQs : Frequently Asked Questions
+
  - http://progcomp.ucc.asn.au/More%20Info : General Info
- - NOTES.txt: possibly important stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.
- - INTERNALS.txt: Internal information which might interest you but which you shouldn't rely upon.
- - UNSUPPORTED.txt: The wire protocol - useful for debugging. Also contains details on how to use a language that isn't Python, C/C++, Java or Octave/Matlab.
- - LICENSE: the terms under which the code is released to you.
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+
+ - NOTES.txt: development notes. Not for general consumption.
+
+ - INTERNALS.txt: Internal information which might interest you but 
+which you shouldn't rely upon.
+
+ - UNSUPPORTED.txt: The wire protocol - useful for debugging. Also 
+contains details on how to use a language that isn't Python, C/C++, Java 
+or Octave/Matlab.
+
+ - LICENSE: the terms under which the code is released to you.
diff --git a/src/USINGPYTHON.txt b/src/USINGPYTHON.txt
index 432aa9b07671f01a37ebe43be866b6e2ac02922f..395a33e8e401fe58f8628b10781b231a0c726a65 100644
--- a/src/USINGPYTHON.txt
+++ b/src/USINGPYTHON.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-USINGPYTHON.txt: A 10 step guide to writing an agent in Python.
+USINGPYTHON.txt: An 11 step guide to writing an agent in Python.
+
+0. Watch the sample agents in action and flick through the documentation.
 
 1. Pick a name for your agent. Make sure the name is a valid python 
 identifier. Be original.